In article ,
the q wrote:
I've got phone sockets in every room - two in some -

I do hope you've not overloaded the REN rating of the phone line
(normally max 4 REN)

I've got 6 phones and two modems at the moment, and they all work just
fine. REN 1 is the lowest *quoted* number, but most modern phones are well
below this, and things like modems that don't ring should be near 0.
Besides, the REN 4 limit is a bit conservative if you're not far from the
exchange.

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*Why is a boxing ring square?

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn